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Think you can't turn back the hands of time? At Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas, Nevada, they do it every day. Customers bring in their own pieces of history; dusty, oddball artifacts beyond repair - perhaps a 1940's Pepsi dispenser or a Prohibition-era slot machine - and come away with a restored collectible that looks and performs like new. What's more, the treasure is often worth a lot more than before.

Based on Nielsen's final rankings, ABC's 'Modern Family' emerged as TV's #1 scripted show for the week in Adults 18-49, soaring from a 4.1 rating in the first-reported numbers to a 6.2 rating in the playback finals. Initially in the Live + Same Day statistics, 'Modern Family' ranked as TV's #3 scripted show for the week in the key young adult sales demo and moved up to #1 in the Live + 7 Days statistics, leaping over Fox's 'Glee' (5.5) and CBS' 'NCIS' (5.3).

On Friday night, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark announced that they rescheduled their opening night for Tuesday, June 14, 2011. However, the show's songwriters - U2 rockers Bono and The Edge - will not be present for most of the changes.

30 Rock is a television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live. It hit its 100th episode recently; watch what the stars of the show had to say about the milestone!

Pantochino Productions, Connecticut's brand new ridiculously entertaining theater company, has launched the first of it's young audience productions, THE BOOKWORMS by Bert Bernardi.

Martha Argerich, who was scheduled to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall, March 17 - 20, with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has cancelled. Jeremy Denk replaces Argerich in a program that includes Mozart's Masonic Funeral Music, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, and Mozart's Symphony No. 35, 'Haffner.'

Silent Sky, Lauren Gunderson's play about a real-life female astronomer whose research in the early 1900s altered everything we knew about the universe, will have its world premiere on the Segerstrom Stage April 1 through May 1.

In a series first, the music that has been at the heart of the show and been beloved by fans comes to life for Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event. A cataclysmic event rattles the doctors of Seattle Grace to the core, as Callie, on the verge of an enormous life-changing moment with Arizona, envisions her hospital and friends as it has never-been-seen before.

Bay Area Divas and Dames are joining together to present a one-time, one-night only benefit to raise funds for The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This exclusive 'One Night Only Cabaret' event feature singers in an evening of upbeat, high-energy music, dance and comedy.

Shadowbox Live's latest musical production, Rent, opened this past Sunday night to a sold out house. While that by itself is not unusual for Shadowbox Live, the show hit a different milestone - every single scheduled performance had at least one reservation before the show even opened!

The MAMMA MIA! North American Tour continues playing to record breaking houses all across North America! Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA is making a remarkable fourth return visit to the San Diego Civic Theatre in a Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation; playing May 31 - June 5, 2011. Tickets are ON SALE NOW!

Saddle up! The Theatre School at North Coast Rep is presenting Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors March 31 through April 3. The Comedy of Errors tells the tale of the separation and reunion of a husband and wife, their twin sons and twin servants. Along the way, there are numerous instances of mistaken identity, leading to slapstick humor. In an unusual twist, the play is set in the Old West, and features a cast of talented area students from North County and surrounding communities.

Grammy Award winning R&B vocalist Chrisette Michele will return to her roots in a homecoming performance at the Blue Note to pay tribute to three jazz icons she credits as her biggest influences: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.

SF Playhouse invites audience members to explore the fascinating topic of artificial intelligence after select performances of Wirehead. From March 15th through April 23rd, the SF Playhouse presents the Northern California premiere of this innovative new work by award-winning authors Benjamin/Brown.

Nashville Opera presents the final production of its 30th Anniversary Season, Georges Bizet's Carmen. Directed by John Hoomes, Nashville Opera's Artistic Director, the two performances will include the Nashville Symphony conducted by Maestro James Meena, Opera Carolina's General Director and Principal Conductor.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, CSI and THE MENTALIST all posted increases versus their last first-run episode, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Thursday, March 10.

The veteran actor will reportedly star in LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT under the direction of Anthony Page. The Daily Mail reports that the production would open in March 2012, with Kim Poster and Nica Burns producing.

On Wednesday, April 13, Nilo Cruz, winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, Anna in the Tropics, will be the recipient of the first-ever DUTF Playwright Master's Award on Opening Night at the 9th Annual Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF.) This award, to be presented at the MMAC Theater in Manhattan, comes on the 15th Anniversary of his off-Broadway debut with Dancing on Her Knees at The Public Theater in 1996.

Victory Gardens announces a one-week extension of Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation, directed by Dexter Bullard. Circle Mirror Transformation February 25 - April 10, 2011 at the Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. The production has been extended through April 17, 2011. Tickets for the extension will be on sale beginning at noon on Friday, March 11, 2011.